Introducing ...

Kate Rochester's passion for paper started a decade ago. On a trip to Asia, she fell in love with the local handmade paper. She brought piles of it home and started making greeting cards to sell in the bookshop where she worked. Sales were good, but a colleague encouraged her to develop her skill. Before long, she was studying book- binding at the London College of Printing. And now she's set up Hanbury Press, specialising in limited-edition books, albums and cards.

Kate hand-stitches everything herself, from restored classic books to bespoke wedding albums. She also commissions, and is currently working on a series of modern-day fables, especially written by various authors, which she designs and binds. As well as making a fine selection of Christmas cards, she also creates hand-printed wrappers for the Chocolate Society. 'Books are my passion, but the idea of working for a modern Willy Wonka seemed wonderful to me, too.'

In a world dominated by the mass-produced likes of The Da Vinci Code, it's good to know someone is keeping the romance of book-making alive.